Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
AUDUBON AUDUBON co, IOWA THURSDAY JANUARY - 1881.

sale OF the present site of the postoffice
building in that city Hepburn. OF Iowa,
opposed the bill. The House then went
Of Illinois, being In the chair. on the bill
consolidating certain bureaus OF the navy
department. Goif. of West Virginia,
opposed the bill. Buck, of Connecticut,
strongly advocated the bill, Thomas. Of
Illinois, advocated the measure, but he
wished to disabusc the minds Of the
members of the House that 1t was Dem
ocratic measure, Pending further debate
the committee rose, The Senate joint
resolution was passed appointing James
p. Angel member of the Board of
Regents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Willis, of Kentucky, reported the river
and harbor bill, and tho House adjourn
cd.
SENATE,
Washington. Jan. l0.--The Senate at
1880 took up the Interstate commerce
bill, and Beck took the floor in favor of
the conference report, lie claimed the
bill would be of advantage TO all inter.
ests. Regarding the short haul section,
rs being too uncertain in meaning, he
said there was only one construction
possible-that was common sense. Sen.
ator Cullom explained the bill at length,
and Senator Stanford spoke In opposi.
ton. Among communications presented
by the presiding officer to the Senate, and
referred, was the following: From the
Secretary of War; transmitting the re-
port of the board of engineers in regard
to bridging the Mississippi at ST. Louis.
Petitions were presented and referred as
follows: BY Cameron, praying reduc'
ton in internal taxes. Evarts, from the
New York chamber of commerce, on the
subject of the Interstate commerce bill,
favoring the commission, but presenting
objections to pooling" and short and
long haul sections of the bill. He asked
that il be printed in the Record and laid
on the table, as he desired to make some
comments on IL. So ordered,
By Blair. from the Woman's Christian
| Temperance association In relation &c
the alcohol trade with Congo states, by
ingalls,, of the Board of Trade of Law
renee, and Topeka, Kas,, for GER
tain notifications in the Inter State com
| merce bill.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Secretary o
the Treasury in reply to resolution ask
| ing for an Interpretation of the tarlff law
respecting the duties on fish. Referred
Under call of the States the following
bills and resolutions were introduced ant
referred. BY Oates, of Alabama, making
ten wears residence of aliens n pre'rcqui
site to naturalization. BY Rowell, o
Illinois. (by requesO granting aid for tn
establishment of common schools ant
| for professional education of publi
school teachers. BY Matson, of Indiana
for the relief of dependent parents o
honorably discharged soldiers and sailor
who are dependent on their own labor
| for support. BY Cobb Of Indiana,
resolution granting the public lands com
mittee power to call up any day aitc
the morning hour the bill for the for
fixture Of land grants, TO prevent specu
lation in public lands, and to reserve III
public lands for bona-tide settlers. Is.
Merriman, of New Nork. for the pun
chase of John Ercson's Destroyer an
ten enlarged steel vessels of the sam
type, for defending the harbors of tn
United States. BY Green, of Mort
Carolina, to grade taxes on the basis o
income. BY Tillman. of South Carolina
to prevent the destruction of human lif
by fire in railroad accidents.